Pravin Joshi (1 January 1934 – 19 January 1979) was an Indian stage actor and director. He was a leading figure of the commercial

Gujarati theatre Gujarati theatre refers to theatre performed in the Gujarati language, including its dialects. Gujarati theatre is produced mainly in Gujarat and Maharashtra, in cities like Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Baroda, Surat and else where Gujarati diaspora ex ...

in the 1960–70s.

Biography

Pravin Joshi was one of the most dynamic figures of the contemporary Gujarati Stage. He participated in the one-act play competitions organised by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Bombay (now Mumbai) in the mid-1950s where he received attention. He crossed over naturally from the arena inter-collegiate competitions to the professional

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. He joined the Indian National Theatre (INT) in 1956 was trained under Damu Jhaveri. He was trained at the

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, London. His about 25 plays produced under the INT introduced sophistication in the Gujarati theatre. He directed and acted in several successful adaptations including ''Mogarana Sap'' (Snake in the Jasmine, 1963, adapted from

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's ''Dial M for Murder''), ''Manju Manju'' (1965, adapted from Jean Kerr's '' Mary Mary''), ''Chandarvo'' (Colourful Canopy, 1966, from ''Merry-go-round'' by

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and George Sklar), ''Santu Rangili'' (Enchanting Santu, 1974, adapted from

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's '' Pygmalion'' by Madhu Rye), ''Mosam Chhalake'' (Pleasant Times, 1978, adapted from

Bernard Slade Bernard Slade Newbound (May 2, 1930 – October 30, 2019) was a Canadian playwright and screenwriter. As a screenwriter, he created the sitcoms ''The Flying Nun'' and ''The Partridge Family''. As a playwright, he wrote '' Same Time, Next Year'', ...

's '' Same Time, Next Year''), ''Sharat'' (A Bet, adapted from

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's ''The Visit'') and ''Khelando'' (Player, adapted from Anthony Shaffer's ''Sleuth''). His other successful plays as a director include ''Moti Verana Chokma'' and ''Kumarni Agashi'' (Kumar's Terrace, by Madhu Rye)''.'' In most of the plays he acted alongside

Sarita Joshi Sarita Joshi (''née'' Bhosle) is an Indian stage, television and film actress and is a veteran actress of Gujarati theatre and Marathi theatre and also Marathi cinema. In 2020, she was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian awa ...

, whom he later married. Their daughters,

Ketki Dave Ketki Joshi Dave (born 23 June 1960) is an Indian actress. She has starred in many Gujarati and Hindi films including '' Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya'', ''Money Hai Toh Honey Hai'', '' Kal Ho Naa Ho'', and '' Hello! Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain ...

and

Purbi Joshi Purbi Joshi (born 19 August 1974) is an Indian television actress and voice-dubbing actress who speaks Hindi, comedian, performer and anchor of television shows. Biography Purbi Joshi is a daughter of actors Pravin Joshi and Sarita Joshi. Sh ...

, are also actors. Pravin Joshi died in an accident on 19 January 1979.

Plays

Filmography

* ''Kumkum Pagla'' (1972) * ''Aakrant'' (1973)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Joshi, Pravin Indian male stage actors Indian theatre directors Indian male dramatists and playwrights Indian male musical theatre actors Gujarati theatre 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Indian male actors People from Mumbai 1934 births 1979 deaths 20th-century Indian male singers 20th-century Indian singers